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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, IMB
Acreage Allotment, Marketing Quotas
For 1950 Cotton Crops Are Announced
Main points of interest about the
3960 cotton acreage allotments and
marketing quotas are:
A 1950 cotton acreage allotment
will be established on each farm on
which cotton was planted, or regard
ed as planted, in 1946-47-48.
No farm will receive an allotment
Jess tha nthe smaller of (a) 5 acres
or (b) the highest acreage planted,
or regarded as planted, to cotton iin
1946-47-48.
Farm allotments of more than 5
acres are established on the basis
of a uniform county, or administra
tive area, percentage of the adjusted
cropland. No farm, however, can re
ceive an initial allotment based on
the percentage factor which is in ex
cess of the highest acreage planted,
or regarded as planted, to cotton on
ihe farm in 1946-47-48.
The adjusted cropland for the pur
pose of determining a farm cotton
allotment is the land on the farm
that was tilled or in a regular rota
tion the preceding year, less speci
fied acreages of wheat, peanuts, to
bacco, rice, sugar cane, sugar beets, |
orchards and vineyards and non-irri
gated lands in irrigated areas.
Farms on which cotton was not
planted, or regarded as planted, in
1946-47-48 are eligible for consider
ation for an allotment provided
written application is made to the
county committee by a prescribed
closing date.
The acreage of cotton planted in
1949 cannot be used in determining
a state, county or farm allotments
Acreage planted to cotton in ex
cess of 1950 allotmemnt cannot be
considered in establishing future
cotton allotments for states, counties
or farms.
When a farm allotment is undet - -
planted by not more than the .larger
of 10 percent or 1 acre, the farm
allotment will be considered the offi
cial cotton acreage for the farm for
that year. If the allotment is under
planted by not more than the above
amount, the actual planted acreage
will be the official cotton acreage
for that year.
Each cotton acreage allotment is
established for a specified farm and
cannot be planted on or transferred
to any other farm.
Marketing Quota*
The farm marketing quota is the
actual production of the acreage
planted to cotton o nthe farm less
the farm marketing excess.
The farm marketing excess will in
no case be larger than the normal
yield per acre times the acreage
planted in excess of the allotment.
If the actual yield is less than the
normal yield and the producer es
tablishes this fact, the farm market
ing excess will be reduced to the
amount by which the total produc
tion on the farm exceeds the normal
yield times the allotment.
The penalty rate on the farm mar
keting excess is 50 percent of parity
as of June 15 plus interest at 6 per
cent per annum from the date the
penalty becomes due until paid.
When the acreage planted to cot
ton on a farm is within the farm
allotment, a marketing card will be
issued so that the entire cotton crop
on the farm may be marketed penal
ty free.
A marketing card will not be is
sued for a farm with excess cotton
until the penalty has been paid on
the entire farm marketing excess.
Not until such penalty is paid the
entire cotton crop is subject to a
lien in favor of the United States.
After the penalty has been paid a
marketing card will be issued that
will permit the marketing of the
entire crop.
There are approximately 5,000
“unknown cases” of tuberculosis in
Georgia. These people are not only
losing their own health but may be
spreading the disease to their fami
lies and friends.
Shop early, mail early 1
Estes “Creatures”
Arouse Interest
Traveling Public
The roadside signs at the D. D.
Estes home on route 42 between
Jackson and Jenkinsburg are attrac
ting wide attention and many stop
to inquire about the different “crea
tures” fashioned by Mr. Estes.
Among those stopping at the Estes
home recently were Celestine Sibley,
Atlanta Constitution feature writer,
and Photographer Ryan Sanders.
During a visit to Butts county they
made pictures of some of the Estes
creations and pictures were printed
in the Constitution of “The Hitch
hiker” and “Little Orphan Annie.”
Under The Hitchhiker was the fol
lowing descriptive matter: “Trave
lers on Highway No. 42 have long
been intrigued by the fanciful, grow
ing figures at a home near Jackson.
Celestine Sibley and Photographer
Ryan Sanders took time out to in
vestigate. They were met by Mrs.
D. D. Estes, who showed them the
many “creatures” created by her
husband. Mrs. Estes is shown here
beside ‘The Hitchhiker.’ The femi
nine ‘Hitchhiker’ is on the other side
of the doorway.”
Under another picture the script
said: “Orphan Annie lives here too.
Little Orphan Annie ran for 37 years
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
HAMLIN SERVING ON THE
USS HECTOR IN PACIFIC
Gerald L. Hamlin, seaman USN,
son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Hamlin
of Jackson, is serving aboard the
auxiliary repair ship USS Hector,
one of the units engaged in the joint
Army-Navy exercise, “Miki.”
in the Constitution. Mr. Estes has
the roaming comic-strip character
and her dog in his front yard to
stay. They are modeled from cement.
Mr. Estes, Butts county farmer, has
been trimming and training his yard
hedges for many years.”
Block that Coldl
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1949 results based on incomplete but conclusive nationwide registration figures,
SETTLE fit ROBISON
JACKSON, GEORGIA
Postal Receipts
Show Good Gain
Receipts at the Jackson post of
fice through November 30 amounted
to $16,414.61 as-compared with $14,-
713.59. This is an increase for the
same period over last year of sl,-
701.02, or 11.5 percent, according to
Victor H Carmichael, postmaster.
With the heavy Christmas mail in
December it is expected total re
ceipts for 1949 will be well above
those for 1948.
Shop early, mail early!
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